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1882071

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Clinical presentation of a child with port-wine stain and seizures leads to the suspicion of Sturge-Weber disease (SWD). This diagnosis can be confirmed by the detection of a meningeal angiomatosis. In rare cases, early detection of meningeal pathology by ultrasound has been reported. Key findings are brain atrophy, gyriform cortical calcifications demonstrated by skull radiographs after the first year of life or earlier by cranial CT, and dys- or aplasia of the deep cerebral veins on angiography. Radionuclide imaging shows focal or diffuse tracer accumulation over the affected brain regions. MR demonstrates an abnormal appearance of the affected meninges, especially thickening and pathologically increased signal intensity after Gd-DTPA application. This, in association with the demonstration of abnormal enhancement in deep medullary veins, is the most characteristic finding. Contrast-enhanced MR allows early and non-invasive diagnosis of SWD, mainly by revealing leptomeningeal angiomatosis and abnormal venous vessels.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0033-832X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Sturge-Weber syndrome. Diagnostic imaging relative to neuropathology].
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Neuroradiologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract